I have this stuff growing allover my yard. When I bought the house the old owners had this stuff in the gardens as ground cover. It makes great ground cover grows very fast and is very hardy. I have been trans planting this stuff all over. It turns a nice yellow in mid summer. I can not find out what it is called. Is it good for garden RR, what does evryone use it for if it is used. thanks
It is Sedum acre, goldmoss stonecrop. Its a great, little, well behaved ground cover and is perfect for the garden railroad. There are two taller similar sedums that are also good and can frequently be found in the home box stores in the spring. They are
Sedum 'angelina'
and Blue spruce sedum
-Brian
kc heritage wrote:It bears a close resemblance in structure to the Hens & Chicks sedum. It could be Sedum Wrighti, maybe?
I'm not familiar with that one. I tried googling it and did not come up with much. Sedum acre is very common in zone 5 and better and has been a staple garden ground cover for many years.
Shawn:
My wife (a gardener by trade) agrees with Brian on the name. She is not certain as to the "genis name" but Brian is very close if not absolutely correct. She adds the following caveat: 1) It is very suseptable to damage when walked on, 2) Here in the southwest old growth succulents are prone to become habitat for rattlesnakes. Since you live in NJ you probably will not have that problem.
Tom Trigg
I have the sedums brian pictured. They are really hardy (I try not to step on them) and survive the winter and the drought of summer. They are easy to transplant by just pulling them and throwing them around the yard, no digging up roots or separating or all that fuss. The other great thing is they spread, they don't just ball up in one spot like many of the groundcovers. They even stay green in winter
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